March of 2020. Weird. Crazy. We’ve been in self isolation for most of the month, the idea of one of our young kids getting coronavirus and being taken away without us was reason enough to just limit our outside contact.
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Quick things to grow in a crisis
Whilst people have gone mental hoarding toilet paper (which I am so confused about by the way) I am focusing on the easy wins for the veggie patch, and hoarding seeds instead (not that has anything to do with a
February in our Subtropical Patch
February was pretty mild for us this year, but it didn’t come without its challenges. We’ve had plenty of rain which has been amazing, but I am glad to see the seasons changing and we’re moving out of summer and
Planning your Veggie Patch
Do you plan what you’re going to plant in your veggie patch each season? Or are you the type that just shoves things in, crosses your fingers and hopes for the best. If I am honest, I am a little
January in our Subtropical Veggie Patch
I haven’t done an update post in a little while and I am hoping in the coming weeks (let’s be real, months) that I’ll convert these to YouTube Videos. So here is a little round up of what has been
How we compost in the suburbs
If you’ve been following me for a while you may have read this article about how we compost in the city. Now we’ve moved further out to a bigger block our methods have slightly changed a bit so I figured
What to do with excess cucumbers
So this past spring I thought it was an awesome idea to plant 15 cucumber plants. The kids eat loads so I thought why the hell not. The kids are now sick of cucumbers. Typical. Anyway, dealing with a kg
Summer Garden – What can I grow when it’s too hot?
If you’re anything like me and live in a warm climate, by the time summer hits you’ll just want to give your veggie patch all away. The summer garden means the bugs move in, keeping up with the watering is
Surviving Summer in the Vegetable Garden
So it’s only Spring in sunny QLD and oh my god it has been a scorcher. Like 40+ hot. Summer growing in QLD really is a tough gig, it’s too hot and the bugs move in. Sometimes it’s just
Growing Garlic in South East Queensland
If you watch certain garden shows, they will tell you that you shouldn’t even try growing garlic in our climate. ‘Stick to garlic chives they say’, but seriously it’s not the same thing at all. Well I am the kind
My zucchinis aren’t growing and rotting at the ends
Do you have a problem with your zucchinis (or squash or pumpkin or cucumbers) being stunted and not progressing past the size of your thumb? Perhaps they are getting to a certain size and then they just start rotting. There
Dealing with Fruit Fly in the veggie patch
Growing food is fast becoming a lost art. It’s feared, it’s unknown, it’s challenging, it’s rebellious. But it doesn’t have to be hard. Join me in the Love of Dirt podcast where we explore topics around growing food, fair food
Why flowers are incredibly important in your Veggie Patch
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What mulch is best for your vegetable patch?
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What to grow in Spring
Growing food is fast becoming a lost art. It’s feared, it’s unknown, it’s challenging, it’s rebellious. But it doesn’t have to be hard. Join me in the Love of Dirt podcast where we explore topics around growing food, fair food
Closing the Loop in the backyard veggie patch and becoming more self sufficient
Closing the loop on your veggie patch is basically being able to self sustain it without having to bring in extra resources to keep it going. You may hear some farmers talk about this as strategies but as a backyard
Lessons from an entomologist
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How to fill a raised bed for under $10
Listen to the podcast Growing food is fast becoming a lost art. It’s feared, it’s unknown, it’s challenging, it’s rebellious. But it doesn’t have to be hard. Join me in the Love of Dirt podcast where we explore topics around
Favourite things to grow in winter
Here in the subtropics, our cool season growing is super short. We only have a short window to grow some of the things that other climate zones can grow right into spring. On the other hand, if we’re in an
4 ways with Rosellas
This is the first year we’ve grown rosellas, and they will definitely be a firm favourite in our growing list for the future. Not only are they stunning plants, they are prolific producers without a great deal of input from